Archive for December, 2009

INDIA Photos: Highlights and Low Points

INDIA Photos: Highlights and Low Points

India is a country of such extremes that it has the ability to inspire, frustrate, challenge and dazzle you all within the same day. We found our sanity constantly tested, but we also found ourselves more relaxed than we’ve been years. We quickly came to realize that nothing in India is as you would expect. Here’s some of the highs and lows of our Indian sojourn.

Dhararvi: Asia’s Largest Slum

For our final days in India, we left the parties and beach side resorts of Goa for Mumbai, a city known for its glamour and glitz as much as its poverty – more than half of its residents reside in the slums. We took a tour with Reality Tours and Travel, our guide was a [...]